Catching and killing device.



A. TEBBIT. GATCHING AND KILLING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16, 1908.

Patented Mar. 2, 1909.

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carcnme AND KILLING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 2, 1909.

Application filed March 16, 1908. Serial No. 421,678.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, ARBER TEBBIT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Medina, in the county of Medina and State of Ohio,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Catching and Killing Devices, and do declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

M invention relates to improvements in catc and killin devices, and the invention consists in a evice adapted to be supported on a table or stand or on the side wall or ceiling of a room, as may be deemed desirable, as well as to be used for killing flies by strikin them when they are lighted, all substantia y as shown and described and particularly pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an edge elevation of the device, and Fig; 2

is a side elevation thereof, Fig. 3 is an edge elevation, artially sectioned, of the wire stems or ri s of the device; and Fig. 4 is a sectional ed e elevation of the paper covering therefor. ig. 5 is a perspective view-of a portion of the said wires and means to support the same as hereinafter fully described.

' secured onthe end thereof and of The essential idea of this invention is to rovide a-combination which may be used by hand to flies by strikin them on the wall wherever they may be 10 ged, or as an attraction covered with sticky material or object for the flies to lode upon and be thus caught, or both. If use as an attraction or lod mg lace for flies the device is adapted to e p aced almost anywhere in a room where a smooth surface is found, such as a side wall or a piece of furniture other than a stand or table, and whereon the device may be engaged horizontally or even suspended or sup orted vertically by hanging the same from t e ceilin To these and other ends, the device con sists in a tapered standard or handle H with a flexible or rubber suction or vacuum cup C such size and strength as to serve as a base or rest for the device on a table, and as an adhering or a member which can be ressed against a smooth firm surface and y expelling the air therefrom cause vacuum and obtain engagement by atmospheric action which will support the device in horizontal or other position. A socket-c in the top of cup The said wires are further disposed to form 0 serves to engage the cup on the handle and a suitable ring or band 2 about the outside of said socket fixes it in place.

A double sided or two part Wire or rib su port D is provided with socket or h round engagmg portions (1 locked u on the upper or op osite. end of handle H fly band or ring 3. ach half of part D is substantially a duplicate of the ether half except as to the number of perforations therein for the said wires or ribs, and consists of a light piece of sheet metal stamped into the requisite sha e and provided with a line of transverse per orations in which the wires 5 and 6 re,- spectively are headed and soldered or other wise rigidly secured. These wires are in al.- ternate relation to each other corresponding to the alternate dis osition of the respective perforations or hofes in which they are secured in the opposed plates D, and one Of said plates has say four holes and wires, Fig. 5, and the other five holes and wires 6, and all wires are of substantially the same length.

somethin of a fan shape, the same radiating from their spread effect, and have their extremities bent or turned back u on themselves to form loops 8, over whic the pa er covering or flyapaper P is secured. Sai paper is out to fol across its center and overlap said wires on both sides with its extremities projecting into the space between plates D and wires 5 and 6 therein so as to clamp said extremities in said spaces when the parts are put in place for use.

It is noticed that handle H is ta ered and that the socket portions (1 of plates are correspondingly tapered, so that when the parts are assembled and secured in place on handle H the ends 10 of pa er cover P are clamped fast, as above descrffied. Now, the cover P is made of specially prepared paper struck with embossed perforations of diamond shape in'this instance and liberally scattered over the surface thereof and of a size and number to facilitate the use of the device for striking flies. The less resistance by the air thebettor for this pur ose, and said holes come opposite each other to this end. Again, by strikin up the stock outward about said holes throw up a wall 12 about each hole which produces a corresponding depression between the holes, and said de ressions espe-. cially are adapted to receive t e adhesive or striking coating upon which I depend to supports and giving an outer therefore dip the sheet 0 paper catch the flies when the device is used only as a bait with a stic medium. I may in such adhesive material or otherwise apply the adhesive and coat the paper therewith, except ends 10. Then in order to use the device for striking flies with the adhesive thereon I sear or otherwise treat the edges of walls 12 so that the adhesive thereon will be de rived of its adhesive quality and not soil a ta le cloth or wall when struck thereby, but the space between said edges will remain sticky. In this way the'flies will be caught if they light therein and flies that are killed by the stroke will be picked up by the adhesive and not allowed to lie dead where they have been struck. V

The device is thus shown to have a rigid handle and a flexible striking portion which is of such open Work construction as to permit free flow of air through the same and yet has a sticky or adhesive surface serving the double 'pur ose of catching live flies and ickin; up ead flies. The paper cover can e rep aced by simply removing band 3 and releasing the arts confined thereby, and the ta er of han e H locks said band or ring.

he wires or ribs 5 and 6 are provided with short spurs 7 at intervals adapted to engage the paper covering and resist any tendency therein to fly or slip off during use.

What I claim is 1. A fly catching and killing device having a rigid handle and spring ribs fixed thereon, and an open work paper. cover engaged over said spring ribs.

2. A catching and killing device having a rigid handle and a series of independent Wire ribs fixed thereon, and a perforated and embossed paper cover over both sides of said ribs.

open work paper cover overlapping said 3. A catching and killing device handle erases wires upon both sides and coated with a sticky material.

4. A fly catching device having a rigid handle with a tapered shank, a series of spring wire ribs and plates to which said wires are affixed, means securing said plates to the said shank, and an open workcover removably secured over said ribs.

5. A fly catching device having a handle and a two part su port removably fixed thereon, wires radia y fixed in said sup ort and a aper cover bent back upon itse at its mi die and e aged over said wires with its ends secured etween the sides of said support.

6. A fly catching handle and a two part support fastene one end thereof, a series of spring Wires rigidly fixed in said support alternately to each other and an embossed open work cover over said wires.

7 The device shown having a rigid handle and an exhaust cup on one end, a series of radially dis osed spring wires su ported from the ot er end thereof and a s set of device comprising a on embossed open Work paper engaged over said wires.

8. A fly catchin and killing device having a series of wire ri s with spurs at interva and a covering of paper overspreading said Wires and in position to be engaged by said spurs.

9. A fly catching and killing device having a skeleton frame of Wires and a paper covering therefor provided with openings having raised walls about the same and covered with an adhesive material, and the exposed edges of said walls free of the adhesive.

' In testimonywhereof I sign this specifica tion in the presence of two Witnesses.

ARBER TEBBIT.

Witnesses:

F. C. Mussrm, E. M. Fisnnn. 

